The Lab Mag X BritWeek X Getty celebrating Wonderful Things
celebrating THE PHOTOGRAPHER TIM WALKER AT THE GETTY
BritWeek and The Lab Mag came together with Getty to herald in the first days of summer in a celebration of the exhibition Wonderful Things by photographer Tim Walker, one of Britain’s finest. Guests were treated to a delicious dinner, libations, a killer set by DJ Amara and a breathtaking sunset before entering the world of Wonderful Things in the main gallery.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM SHERIDAN TAYLOR
Photograph by Michael Allen
ENTER THE EXHIBITION
WONDERFUL THINGS
An immersive journey into the fantastical worlds created by photographer Tim Walker
Journey into the fantastical worlds created by internationally acclaimed fashion photographer Tim Walker. The exhibition pays tribute to Walker’s distinctive contribution to image-making while also highlighting the work of his creative collaborators: set designers, stylists, makeup artists, models, and muses. At the heart of the show is a new series of photographs directly influenced by his research into the collections of the Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London.
“The photographs you are about to see are directly influenced by my experience of the treasures I encountered at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Each picture is an attempt to capture the emotion I felt on meeting these objects and the stories they conjured in my mind. As I wandered around the V&A, I imagined how it must have felt for the archaeologist Howard Carter when he first encountered the sublime contents of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
“As my eyes grew accustomed to the light,” he wrote in his 1923 book about the discovery, “details of the room within, emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold—everywhere the glint of gold... I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, ‘Can you see anything?’ it was all I could do to get out the words ‘Yes, wonderful things.’’”
Tim Walker
